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If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?

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Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.
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Feeling Lying Pain Suffering
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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Earth Religious Sky
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Principles Religious
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
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Moments Place Soul
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present

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